Patch Adams

Director: Tom Shadyac

Overview

This film tells the true story of Patch Adams. Medical student Adam's philosophy of "treating the patient, not the disease" creates both allies and foes at the University of Virginia Medical hospital. As Adams himself overcomes serious depression, he eventually opens his own clinic, gaining notoriety as the "people doctor."

Product Details

Release Date:	05/10/2016
UPC:	0025192351891
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Universal Studios
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:56:00

Special Features

The Medicinal Value of Laughter - An original documentary looking at the genesis of and the joy behind Patch Adams; Outtakes; Feature Commentary with Director Tom Shadyac; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robin Williams	Hunter `Patch' Adams,Psych Patient
Daniel London	Truman
Monica Potter	Carin
Philip Seymour Hoffman	Mitch,Big Texan
Bob Gunton	Dean Walcott,Actor
Josef Sommer	Dr. Eaton
Irma P. Hall	Joletta
Frances Lee McCain	Judy,Actor
Harve Presnell	Dean Anderson
Peter Coyote	Bill Davis
Harold Gould	Arthur Mendelson
Ellen Albertini Dow	Aggie
Michael Jeter	Rudy
Harry Groener	Dr. Prack
Daniella Kuhn	Adelane
Jake Bowen	Bryan
James Greene	Bile
Bruce Bohne	Trevor Beene
Stephen Anthony Jones	Charlie,Miss Meat,Charlie
Richard Kiley	Dr. Titan
Douglas Roberts	Larry
Alan Tudyk	Everton
Ryan Hurst	Neil
Peter Siiteri	Chess Man
Tim Wiggins	Scared Customer
Helen Tourtillott	Feeble Woman
On West	Instructor
Domenique Lozano	Passerby
Ralph Peduto	Organizer
Jim Antonio	E.R. Doctor
Roy Conrad	E.R. Doctor
Jay Jacobus	Jack Walton
Geoff Fiorito	3rd-Year Student
Samuel Sheng	3rd-Year Student
Kathleen Stefano	Margery
Piers Mackenzie	Dr. Hashman
Alex Gonzalez	Hispanic Boy
Ismael 'East' Carlo	Hispanic Father
Cameron Brooke Stanley	Childen's Ward Patient
Jamieson G. Downes	Children's Ward Patient
Jena Marie Thomas	Children's Ward Patient
Wesley G. Haines	Children's Ward Patient
Richard J. Silberg	Psych Patient
William Joseph Scharff	Psych Patient
James Anthony Cotton	Psych Patient
Michael Rae Sommers	Psych Patient
David Fine	Psych Patient
James Carraway	Psych Patient
J. Stephen Coyle	Psych Patient
Wanda McCaddon	Woman in Lobby
Wanda Christine	Nurse Klegg
Lorri Holt	Pediatric Nurse
Stephanie Smith	Laughing Nurse,Davis Son
Mary Delorenzo	Nurse
Vivis	Hysterical Woman
Donna Kimball	Waitress
Norman Alden	Truck Driver
Lydell M. Cheshier	Younger Man
Diane Amos	Older Waitress
Sonya Eddy	Older Waitress
Kelvin Yee	Orderly
Doreen Chou Croft	Asian Woman
Bill Roberson	Fred Jarvis
Randy Oglesby	Pinstriped Man
Vilma Vitanza	Maria
Bonnie Johnson	Walcott's Secretary
Jack Ford	Lecturer
Christine Pineda	Hispanic Girl
Karen Michel	Mrs. Davis
James Allen	Ed
Katherine A. Fitzhugh	Mrs. O'Bannon
Jonathan Holder	Davis Son
Renee Rogers	Receptionist
Shanon Orrock	Receptionist
Don Rizzo	Minister
Andrew Clement	Puppeteer
George Lee Masters	Boardroom Doctor
Daniel P. Hannafin	Boardroom Doctor
Roger W. Durrett	Boardroom Doctor
Richard C. Adkins	Gynecologist
Ralph David Westfall	Gynecologist
Bob Feaster	Gynecologist
Thom McIntyre	Gynecologist
Alfred Salley	Gynecologist
Michael Kennedy	Gynecologist
James Marshall Wolchok	Actor
Greg Sestero	Actor
Hester Schell	Actor
Brian Rice	Actor
Jeff Rankin	Actor
Barry Shabaka Henley	Emmet
Marc Shaiman	Composer

Technical Credits

Steve Oedekerk

Patch Adams

Maureen Mylander

Steve Oedekerk	Screenwriter
Mike Farrell	Producer
Barry Kemp	Producer
Marvin Minoff	Producer
Charles Newirth	Producer,Producer
David Blitstein	Special Effects
Tom Shadyac	Executive Producer
Marsha Garces Williams	Executive Producer,Producer
Debra Zane	Casting
Allegra Clegg	Producer
Alan B. Curtiss	Producer
Patch Adams	Screenwriter
Maureen Mylander	Screenwriter
Devorah Moos-Hankin	Producer
Rocky Capella	Stunts
James Ashwill	Sound Effects
Odin Benitez	Sound Effects
Gaston Biraben	Sound Effects
Rick Canelli	Sound Effects
John Clavin	Sound Effects
Nelson Stoll	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Patch Adams
1. The Troubled Mind [:22]
2. Look Beyond [9:18]
3. To Be a Doctor [:02]
4. The Experiment [6:53]
5. Doctor Clown [:13]
6. Walcott's Warning [4:32]
7. The Big Welcome [3:44]
8. Carin's Birthday [2:30]
9. Blue Skies [4:24]
10. A Fun Hospital [10:51]
11. Gesundheit [2:06]
12. Then I Met You [5:49]
13. The Last Sonnet [1:15]
14. You Don't Fit In [6:08]
15. Patch's Appeal [:03]
16. The Board's Decision [3:18]
17. Doctors [2:43]
18. Epilogue/Titles [1:56]
19. Chapter 19 [2:42]
1. Patch Challenges Us [1:58]
2. The Pitch [3:22]
3. Fulfilling a Dream [3:25]
4. Make a Wish [1:31]
5. Translating a True Story [3:48]
6. Beside Manner [2:13]
7. Chapter 7 [1:02]

Menu

Disc #1 -- Patch Adams
Play
Chapter List
Language Selection
Spoken Languages
English
Français
Audio Commentary with Director Tom Shadyac
Captions
Captioned For The Hearing Impaired
English
Captions: None
Bonus Materials
The Medicinal Value Of Laughter
Play
Chapter List
Languages
Spoken Language
English Only
Captions And Subtitles
Captioned For The Hearing Impaired
English
Subtitles: None
Marc Shaiman's Musical Score
Feature Commentary With Director Tom Shadyac
Outtakes
Help Menu (i)

Editorial Reviews

While Robin Williams has demonstrated an almost preternatural ability to sublimate his well-established comic persona when essaying dramatic roles, the thoroughly enjoyable Patch Adams is one of those rare movies that allows him to play a memorable character who's alternately silly and solemn. He's perfectly cast as real-life doctor Hunter "Patch" Adams, the sawbones with a smile. Patch believes heartily in the healing power of humor, which he dispenses regularly to patients over the objections of a staid, established medical establishment (personified by one of Patch's dour instructors, played by prolific, talented character actor Daniel London). Monica Potter registers strongly as a skeptical fellow student eventually won over by Patch's unusual approach to medicine. Director Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective) rates high marks for deftly combining slower, dramatically potent scenes with those relying on fast-paced improvisational comedy. Frequently sidesplitting, but also profoundly moving in spots, Patch Adams provides a dazzling showcase for one of the screen's most popular and innovative stars. The two-disc "Ultimate Edition" provides the feature in both wide-screen and full-frame configurations, along with commentary by Shadyac, deleted scenes, outtakes, a photo gallery, storyboard-to-scene comparisons, a making-of featurette, production notes, cast-crew biographies, behind-the-scenes footage, and a documentary, "The Medicinal Value of Laughter."